Netherlands – Dutch employers report increasing staff shortages

One in five employers in the Netherlands experience interruption in production due to a shortage of suitable staff, according to data from UWV, the Dutch employee insurance agency. Staff shortages have doubled from last year, but are still not as great as ten years ago.

While 20% of employers’ report...

South Africa – Employment up slightly in March, most job gains from community services sector

There were 74, 000 more South Africans employed in the quarter ended March 2018 when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Statistics South Africa. An increase of 0.8%.

The gain in employment was largely due to increases in the following industries: community services, which was...

Germany – Companies offering more flexibility in a bid to attract workers (Reuters)

In a bid to attract staff, German companies are offering more perks such as long holidays, shorter hours, flexible shifts and sabbaticals, even though employees here already work the fewest hours in the developed world, reports Reuters. State-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn is one of the companies...

UK – Permanent placements up in May, but demand for talent slips

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in May 2018 increased by 9% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

APSCo’s research, which focuses on professional recruitment,...

Switzerland – Swissstaffing appoints Manpower Switzerland General Manager as new president at 50th Annual General Meeting

Swissstaffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies, announced during its 50th Annual General Meeting that its members appointed Leif Agnéus as its new president.

Agnéus will take on the role previously held by Georg Staub, who has now been elected honorary president.

Agnéus is a veteran of the...

UK – Recruitment firms under pressure to find teachers in short-notice

The majority of recruitment firms (98%) typically receive less than two hours’ notice from a school in need of a teacher that same day, according to survey data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

The REC’s survey, which polled 50 education specialist recruitment businesses, found that...

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 10.2% increase in job ads for June

The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increased in advertised jobs of 10.2% in June 2018 when compared to the same period last year.

The 10.2% increase was ahead of the average growth over the last three years of 8.9%, for the same period.

Across Switzerland monthly growth was 2.2% in June with...

UK – Uber granted 15-month probationary licence to operate in London

Uber Technologies will be able to continue to operate in London after a court granted the ride-sharing firm a 15-month probationary licence with conditions.

The company was refused a new licence to operate in London by transport regulator Transport for London on the basis that the company is not a “fit...

UK – Dillistone provides trading update, revenue to be hit by client loss and exchange rates

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the UK-based supplier of recruitment software for the recruitment industry, announced a trading update today.

The group said the previously announced loss of a major client and the impact of exchange rates have had a negative impact on recurring revenues compared to the same...

UK – Uber judge and Transport for London consider one-year licence with reviews (Bloomberg)

A judge and Transport for London discussed today limiting the length of Uber Technologies Inc.'s license to operate in London to as much as one year with independent reviews every six months, reports Bloomberg. Today was the second day of the anticipated hearing in London on Uber’s ability...